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The upside of only two weeks off in August

February 23, 2014

Stan Zin passes on this wonderful Cadillac ad, which he likes more than I do because it played during Canada’s Olympic hockey gold medal game. The “n’est-ce pas?” at the end is for anyone who took the Global Economy course.

Update: link fixed. And here’s more commentary from our marketing consultants, Brandl and Priya.
Update (Mar 1): Priya sends along another ad, which one of her students says might be the best ever. I believe it’s from South Africa.
Update (Mar 20): Bill Maher’s rant, from Priya.